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Full Stack Developer

Full-time ā€¢ Remote Canada

Company overviewĀ 

Our mission at Poparide is to fill empty seats in cars and make travel more social, affordable and sustainable for everyone in Canada. Our app connects people who are already driving from A to B with passengers heading in the same direction, and facilitates posting tips, booking, chatting, leaving reviews and everything in between.

By joining Poparide you will do meaningful work that has a positive impact on people and the planet. We foster a positive, professional and collaborative culture in which we truly care for our work and each other. If you’re interested in contributing to our mission while being part of an innovative Company with a supportive Team, this may be for you!

About the role

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to help us scale our fast-growing platform and write the future of Poparide, one line at a time. In this role, you will be working closely with our product team to build new features, improve the performance of our product and help scale our services. This is the perfect position for an autonomous and passionate cross-disciplinary developer with a strong problem-solving mindset.

We are looking for 

  • 5+ years professional experience building REST APIs and backend services in Python/Django/PostgreSQLĀ 
  • 5+ years professional experience with modern frontend frameworks, ideally React/React-Native
  • A track record of high-quality output and owning features from ideation to post-releaseĀ 
  • Patience, a great deal of empathy for users and team members alike, and persistence
  • Exemplary communication skills necessary to succeed in a remote-first and cross-functional work environment

Bonus points for having

  • Experience in wireframing/designing features for mobile/web applications
  • Experience architecting, deploying and monitoring services in AWS
  • Location in Southwestern Ontario for in-person meet-ups with some of our Product Team
  • Knowledge of French

What you will be doing

  • Build, ship and maintain features across all our platforms
  • As the fifth member of our Product team, help us shape our processes to remain flexible and efficient as we continue to grow
  • Assist with recruitment efforts and onboarding of new team members

Wages & perks

  • $150,000 base + stock options
  • 40 hours per week
  • 20 holidays per year + statutory holidays
  • Extended health benefitsĀ 
  • Remote work with possibility of going to a coworking space part-time
Apply now